First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)
All 17 prints
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Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #166, 2024
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #362, 2022
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #65, 2022
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World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #cr86sb, 2002
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Seventh Edition (7ED) #86, 2001
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Seventh Edition (7ED) #86★, 2001
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Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #80, 1999
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Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #85, 1995
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Fourth Edition (4ED) #85, 1995
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Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #67, 1994
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Revised Edition (3ED) #67, 1994
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Foreign Black Border (FBB) #67, 1994
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Collectors' Edition (CED) #66, 1993
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Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #66, 1993
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Unlimited Edition (2ED) #66, 1993
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Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #66, 1993
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Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #65, 1993
- Illustrated by
- Dameon Willich
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid.
- Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before mana is removed by Mana Short. This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.
- It even taps lands that do not produce mana.
Prices
MTGO price: 5.5 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).